Perfect World for Mac??

Dylanr - Lost City
Dylanr - Lost City Posts: 24 Arc User
edited September 2009 in Support Desk
so wat if u had a mac and u wanted to play PW. i guess it doesnt apply to me since i have windows but i have friends that have macs that i know would love this game so is there a way for them to play too??
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  • Maiya - Lost City
    Maiya - Lost City Posts: 2,686 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    No there is not. Unless you run Windows on your Mac.
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  • Kazue - Heavens Tear
    Kazue - Heavens Tear Posts: 389 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    Maiya - Lost City wrote: »
    No there is not. Unless you run Windows on your Mac.

    Yep. PW run on my imac in xp bootcamp mode just as well on my PC.
  • wingedman
    wingedman Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    I am working on it. Currently running PW international in iMac 2Ghz Intel Core Duo with 1.5GB RAM, ATI Radeon X1600 (128MB). I am using Crossover Games to run the game.
    So far, I have been able to update the game. I have been able to go as far to creating a customized character. But I still have to make adjustments.
    I'll keep us MAC users updated :)
  • darthpanda16
    darthpanda16 Posts: 9,471 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    We encourage Mac users to tinker and get the game working for them.

    We can't offer support for it, but personally, I don't mind at all with Mac gamers helping other Mac gamers out with all of the tech hurdles. b:pleased
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  • wingedman
    wingedman Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    Thanks for the encouragement darthpanda! :)
    It's a big hurdle for mac users to play games since most games are designed for windows.

    I was able to play the game already. Currently in level 2 for this PW version (I used to play PW Philippines).
  • Specgoesemo - Lost City
    Specgoesemo - Lost City Posts: 275 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    Save yourself the trouble, in many ways...buy a PC ^^
  • wingedman
    wingedman Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    Specgoesemo - Lost City wrote: »
    Save yourself the trouble, in many ways...buy a PC ^^

    I have a PC system too :)

    It's just that people with mac have very limited options with regards to gaming software. I was once hooked on PW Philippines (this is the only game where I used real-world money to purchase in-game items; i also played the game almost 10 hours a day for half a year). By the way, I played the Philippine version on a PC.

    I'm doing this for love of the game :) Almost winter time again and since I'm gonna be indoors most of the time this season and won't be able to go to the tropics because of my injuries, might as well put my talents to some use.
  • Saiena - Heavens Tear
    Saiena - Heavens Tear Posts: 41 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    I have a macbook that's about a year old. I use bootcamp for games, and PWI runs perfectly, although it's only playable on lower graphic settings (onboard graphics card :().
  • wingedman
    wingedman Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    Woohoo!! So far, so good! NO CRASHES! NO LAG! And I'm using mac to play this!

    Saiena, are the icons (i.e. items, skill buttons) displaying correctly when using PW in bootcamp? How about the world map, is it displaying properly?

    Thanks in advance.
  • Saiena - Heavens Tear
    Saiena - Heavens Tear Posts: 41 Arc User
    edited October 2008
    Everything displays correctly (as far as I can tell). World map works beautifully. My only problem is periodic, sudden crashes about once or twice a day, and I attribute that to my Macbook's ultra crappy onboard graphics card. :)
  • mikemike3000
    mikemike3000 Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    What if you have leapord, would it still work?
  • aryannamage
    aryannamage Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Even though PWI does not officially support Mac moved to tech support.
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  • g0rdian
    g0rdian Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    wingedman wrote: »
    Woohoo!! So far, so good! NO CRASHES! NO LAG! And I'm using mac to play this!

    Thanks in advance.

    Wingedman, can you please tell me all the settings you are using to get the game to run in crossover.. Or if you had to do anything special.. ive been tinkering for a while and can get past the loading screen then it crashes..

    thanks
  • booker110
    booker110 Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Just use parallels. It's easy to set up. All you need is to install windows xp in parallels and perfect world runs great!
  • aeclasik
    aeclasik Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited February 2009
    g0rdian wrote: »
    Wingedman, can you please tell me all the settings you are using to get the game to run in crossover.. Or if you had to do anything special.. ive been tinkering for a while and can get past the loading screen then it crashes..

    thanks

    it's the exact same for me, i'm actually not able to update the game either
  • Rubikz - Heavens Tear
    Rubikz - Heavens Tear Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited February 2009
    wingedman wrote: »
    I am working on it. Currently running PW international in iMac 2Ghz Intel Core Duo with 1.5GB RAM, ATI Radeon X1600 (128MB). I am using Crossover Games to run the game.
    So far, I have been able to update the game. I have been able to go as far to creating a customized character. But I still have to make adjustments.
    I'll keep us MAC users updated :)

    I downloaded crossover games but i have NO idea exactly how 2 use it 4 PWI
  • Rubikz - Heavens Tear
    Rubikz - Heavens Tear Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited March 2009
    i downloaded crossover not that long ago and had PWI working perfectly
    da graphics were weird but that's becuz of my comp screen.
    I had renew my trial and delete and reinstall perfect world but I 4got how 2 make it work, can sum1 help plz
  • dirkduncan2
    dirkduncan2 Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    i am trying to get this working on the macbook of a friend of mine. he already has Crossover Games so i want to use that one. i've also found multiple solutions here on this forum. however, they are not detailed enough.
    i would like it if someone who already has it working, posted EXACTLY how he did it. pls help us so we can play together with some other friends.
  • Nicoal - Dreamweaver
    Nicoal - Dreamweaver Posts: 35 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    booker110 wrote: »
    Just use parallels. It's easy to set up. All you need is to install windows xp in parallels and perfect world runs great!

    I do that! VMware Fusion ftw!
    only problem i had was some random thing when i first downloaded it, but it turns out i had to turn on 3D graphics accelerating. That way the virtual machine would recognize my laptop's graphics card.
  • angelofbeauty
    angelofbeauty Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    So I just bought crossover games for my mac. Downloaded PWI and it opened and I'm on the opening screen, but all the characters are boxes. Can any one help? Thanks a lot!
  • Shafeirah - Dreamweaver
    Shafeirah - Dreamweaver Posts: 5 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    My friend has a Mac and he down loaded my Windows XP onto his Mac and he is now playing PerfectWolrd on it - with out any problems or issues.
  • Nicoal - Dreamweaver
    Nicoal - Dreamweaver Posts: 35 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    angelofbeauty, what version of windows did you put on it? It works best with XP professional. It may be that you need to turn the 3D graphics accelerator on, look for that first. Then check if you have enough memory in your virtual machine. I'm not sure how Crossover works, but if it's anything like a parallel program that's generally how it should work.
  • vinny08
    vinny08 Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    angelofbeauty wrote: »
    So I just bought crossover games for my mac. Downloaded PWI and it opened and I'm on the opening screen, but all the characters are boxes. Can any one help? Thanks a lot!


    I'm having the exact same problem as you... on the launcher its all boxes. Let me know if you find a solution please :).

    UPDATE: I got rid of the boxes by downloading DirectX 9.0c and "Core Fonts" in the same bottle as PW.

    New problem. Once I start the game it goes to the loading screen and then there is an error that I have to report to PWI, but I know that they do not offer tech support to macs etc.
  • landocalrissian
    landocalrissian Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    After downloading bootcamp or parallels, is there ANY way to get windows XP without going out and buying it on a disc?

    It would be even better yet if I could get some help getting this game to work on Crossover games. I have it installed and everything but as soon as I boot it up it crashes and says there's a software error.

    Someone here who has it working should post exactly how they did it. I think it would help a lot of people.
  • surtr
    surtr Posts: 3,378 Perfect World Employee
    edited July 2009
    landocalrissian wrote: »
    After downloading bootcamp or parallels, is there ANY way to get windows XP without going out and buying it on a disc?
    The only means of acquiring a legitimate copy of Windows XP is to purchase the disc.
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  • darthpanda16
    darthpanda16 Posts: 9,471 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Please note everybody, we do not support players who use non-genuine (pirated) copies of Windows.

    Other players on here should be able to help Mac users :)
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  • LadyEmerald - Dreamweaver
    LadyEmerald - Dreamweaver Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Can anyone tell me how to setup crossover games for mac to run pw? i need to be able to tell a friend how to do it. He is having trouble making it work. Any help would be appreciated.

    Thank you in advance.
  • Ichimokusan - Sanctuary
    Ichimokusan - Sanctuary Posts: 156 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    "Hi I'm a Mac. I spend all my time making fun of other operating systems but I'm the only one who can't play Perfect World International."

    You can't even use CrossOver to run it and even the current version of CrossOver WINE for Mac doesn't run it either. I wouldn't make fun of Mac so much if not for the arrogant commercials lol.
  • jennylynnc
    jennylynnc Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited August 2009
    Currently running Crossover Games on my IMac

    Was wondering if anyone solved the "PWI loading screen then ERROR" problem. Can't understand why it works for some and not for others.
    Been tinkering since last December b:surrender

    (Also tried Parralells and had same problems)
    (<--- starting to think its a problem with the newer macs)
  • darthpanda16
    darthpanda16 Posts: 9,471 Arc User
    edited August 2009
    Some things you might want to check for running our games on Mac OSX or Linux:

    East Asian Language Support, or Chinese Language support. Many of the game files are in Mandarin. If your system can not read these, you will get errors.

    DirectX 9.0c support for 3d (see our minimum system requirements.).

    Shader Model (vertex and pixel shaders) 2.0 Support from the video chipset at the bare minimum.

    Your security/firewall software setup to allow the game to connect and receive data.
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